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Kim Payant Photography is a Banff, Alberta-based wedding and elopement photography company that specializes in visual storytelling for your wedding, elopement and special occasion. Lead artist Kim offers a romantic and heartfelt approach to capturing the most genuine moments in all of her images. She is well versed in fashion, so she will make you feel comfortable in front of the camera for unbelievable shots. She photographed her first wedding as a photography student back in 2002. Since then she has done fashion and commercial photography before moving on to her true passion which is wedding photography.

Services Offered

Kim Payant Photography offers couples a number of services for their wedding. They can enjoy the exclusivity of her talents as she only books one event per day. Kim can be assisted by a second photographer if necessary. You will receive your collection of photos in high-resolution digital format. Her packages also include liability insurance.

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What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Contemporary
Portraiture
Traditional

What photography services do you offer?

One event per day
2nd shooter
Add'l hours
Engagement shoot
High-res
Liability insurance
Multi. locations

What photography items do you offer?

Albums
Canvas
Digital files
Flush mount
Matted prints
Prints
Proofs
Save the date
Thank you cards

What is the starting price for your wedding photography services?

$1,500

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

Digital files
High-res

What is the price of your most popular wedding package?

$4,000

Which of the following are included in the price of your most popular wedding package?

Add'l hours
Albums
Digital files
Engagement shoot
Flush mount
High-res
illustration question

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    Allison B. Married on 19/05/2023
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    Unbeatable photographer

    Kim made us feel so comfortable in front of the camera. Could not have asked for a better experience. Very quick to respond and very accommodating!

    Kim Payant Photography's reply:

    Thank you so much Allison and Nico for having me photograph your wedding day in Banff! I had a great time capturing those memories and I’m happy to hear you love the photos!
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    Holly R. Married on 14/01/2023
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    Fantastic photographer - highly recommend

    My wife and I recently had Kim photograph our wedding in Banff. She was quick to reply to all of our emails, accommodated having a video chat before meeting in person, and was excellent in every way throughout our engagement photo shoot and our wedding day. We have so many beautiful photos, it's hard to narrow them down for our album! Being a same-sex couple, it was important to us to have a photographer with whom we felt relaxed and comfortable. Kim has the perfect personality for this job. She was so easy to be around, fit in seamlessly to our wedding day, and captured all of the important moments for us.

    Kim Payant Photography's reply:

    Thank you so much for this amazing review! I had the best time photographing your engagement session in Canmore and wedding day at the Fairmont Banff Springs! I'm so happy to hear you had a great time working with me. I wish you all the best!
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    Meisam M. Married on 23/12/2022
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    Professional

    I hired Kim for my engagement shoots in Lake Louise and I could not have asked for a better photographer. The pictures came out better than I expected. Also she sent the pictures much earlier than I had expected. I highly recommend her!

    Kim Payant Photography's reply:

    Thank you so much for your great review! I had a wonderful time photographing your proposal at Lake Louise!
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    Kelly P. Married on 19/12/2022
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    Kim was amazing for our freezing cold wedding day!

    We booked Kim for our December wedding. She was great. She had lots of suggestions on photo/ceremony locations and time scheduling. We were supposed to have an outdoor wedding, but it ended up being -30, so switched to an indoor ceremony last minute. We still got outdoor couple photos in the blistering cold, which turned out amazing. Kim drove us around to all the spots and we warmed up in her vehicle in between locations. She was so knowledgeable and told us where to stand, where to put our hands, faces etc. We had a small intimate wedding and booked 5 hours of photography which covered some getting ready photos, the ceremony, couple/family photos and some cocktail/dinner photos. I would definitely recommend Kim!

    Kim Payant Photography's reply:

    Thank you so much for the great review and for braving the -30C temperature! I'm so happy that we were able to get outside for a few photos and get great results in the cold! You guys were great to work with and happy to hear you love the photos! Thanks again and I wish you all the best!
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    Dana W. Married on 16/12/2022
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    Kim is Amazing!!!

    My husband and I decided to elope at Emerald Lake Lodge without ever seeing the location. I contacted Kim to see if she was available, and she was! The photos she had on her site were amazing, and her reviews were outstanding. We booked a three hour session for December 16, 2022. Kim not only showed up on time, but ready to go and well prepared for the weather (-9C/16F and snowing all day). She was very professional and knew exactly what she was doing, which made our day that much more amazing! She was able to capture all the photos we were looking for and went with the flow when we wanted to add different locations. She also knew exactly how to bustle my dress which came in handy! Kim sent us the previews that night, and the final photos by mid-February, as promised. We were able to download all of our photos easily from the site and any photos we wanted in a higher resolution for larger prints Kim was able to send to us. Kim also put together our wedding album, which she did an amazing job and was flexible with all the changes we wanted to make. I cannot thank her enough for the absolutely stunning work she did for our elopement! Kim is very talented and delivers work as promised. I highly suggest booking Kim, you will not regret it!!!
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    Albert J. Married on 15/12/2022
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    A & M wedding @ Banff

    We are more than happy to have Kim as our wedding photographer. Every capture was brilliant and makes us rekindle the moment perfectly. Not only that, she was at the same to so professional and courteous and caring, always checks on us during the event. She is well ahead of her estimated date of release of all the pictures. She made our wedding even more magical. Thank you so much Kim.

    Kim Payant Photography's reply:

    Thank you so much for the great review! This is really appreciated. I had the best time photographing your wedding at Buffalo Mountain Lodge in Banff. Thanks again for having me photograph your special day!
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    Shaelyn D. Married on 22/10/2022
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    stress free!

    Kim was extremely pleasant to work with! She made everything so comfortable and she gave us amazing directions and tips. We got our pictures back really quickly too. Thank you again Kim!!

    Kim Payant Photography's reply:

    Thank you so much for the great review! I had an amazing time taking your engagement photos in Banff!
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    Melinda L. Married on 10/10/2022
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    Above and Beyond

    Kim was incredible to work with - even our guests commented on how great she was! From getting down on her hands and knees to help me get a pin out of the hem of my dress to learning the names of everyone in our family to managing the would-be photographers in our family, she made our day run so smoothly. The photos are beautiful and captured some moments we'll treasure forever.

    Kim Payant Photography's reply:

    Thank you so much for the great review! I had an amazing time photographing your wedding at the Bear and Bison in Canmore! You guys were a lot of fun to work with! Thanks again for having me be a part of your special day and I wish you all the best!
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    Lea W. Married on 17/09/2022
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    Super Impressed!

    Kim was absolutely amazing to work with!
    Since we are not from the area we let Kim choose all the locations and she definitely did not disappoint!!
    She is super friendly and organized, we could have not picked anyone better to capture our wedding day. The pictures are absolutely stunning!

    Kim Payant Photography's reply:

    Thank you so much for the great review, it is really appreciated! I had a wonderful time photographing your wedding at Stewart Creek in Canmore!

Awards

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WeddingWire Wedding Awards 2015 Winner
WeddingWire Wedding Awards 2014 Winner
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